- ABC News
- May 21, 2017
CLEVELAND -- Boston Celtics All-Star point guard Isaiah Thomas will consult with specialists starting Monday to determine the best path to rehabilitate his injured right hip, with one option being offseason surgery. The Celtics announced Saturday that Thomas will not play again this postseason after aggravating a hip ailment. Before Sunday's 111-108 Game 3 Eastern Conference finals win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, Thomas' coach and teammates marveled at how he played through so much pain to get the Celtics this far. "There were times where you could see he was really struggling but probably nothing like the other night," head coach Brad Stevens said of Thomas, who sat out the second half of Boston's lopsided Game 2 loss on Friday. "I thought the first half he was really hurting, really didn't have any bounce, didn't have any push. And it's one of those things where, being around him for the last couple of years, I mean, he wants to play through any and all...